{"id":84018,"date":"2026-08-10T19:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/tupac-shakurs-1996-killing-is-on-trial-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:48:49","slug":"tupac-shakurs-1996-killing-is-on-trial-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/tupac-shakurs-1996-killing-is-on-trial-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Tupac Shakur\u2019s 1996 Killing Is On Trial. Here\u2019s What To Know."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur\u2019s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996 killing in Las Vegas is going to trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Duane \u201cKeffe D\u201d Davis, 63, faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur\u2019s death. Jury selection begins Today, (Monday Aug 10), with the trial scheduled to last about a month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The trial will bring to a head one of the biggest mysteries in the hip-hop world that gripped the public for decades. Shakur, who also went by the stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shakur was shot in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996. He was in a black BMW with music mogul Marion \u201cSuge\u201d Knight on their way to Club 662, where Shakur was scheduled to perform, when a white Cadillac pulled up beside them. Gunfire erupted. Shakur, who was in the passenger seat, was shot multiple times and died six days later, while Knight survived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The case went cold until recent years, when public statements and a tell-all memoir from Davis revived the case. He was a leader of South Side Compton Crips at the time of Shakur\u2019s death. Davis was arrested in 2023 and pleaded not guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here\u2019s what to know about the trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When and where the trial will be held<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It will take place in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, with Judge Carli Kierny presiding over the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jury selection starts Monday. That\u2019s expected to take a few days. Then, the prosecution and defense will give opening statements and witness testimony will begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inside the courtroom, seats for the public will be in short supply, with a daily lottery for a chance to get one. A room on the second floor of the court will be open to the public and will show a live feed of the trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The trial likely won\u2019t answer \u2018who pulled the trigger\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prosecutors are not arguing that Davis is the one who pulled the trigger that night, and the trial likely won\u2019t confirm who fired at Shakur. Instead, prosecutors plan to prove that Davis made the calls that led to Shakur\u2019s death and provided the gun used to shoot Shakur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Davis is the co-author of the memoir \u201cCompton Street Legends,\u201d which describes his exact role in the shooting. The book says that Davis obtained a handgun from an associate and tossed it into the back seat of the Cadillac but did not say who fired the fatal shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Orlando \u201cBaby Lane\u201d Anderson, Davis\u2019 nephew, has long been considered the suspect who pulled the trigger, but charges were never brought against him in the killing. He died two years after Shakur\u2019s death in an unrelated gang shootout in Compton, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two others \u2014 Deandrae \u201cFreaky\u201d Smith and Terry \u201cBubble Up\u201d Brown \u2014 were in the car with Davis and Anderson, but they have since died as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who is expected to testify<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prosecutors expect to call between 35 and 45 witnesses during the trial, ranging from people who saw Shakur moments before he was shot to people who were in both Shakur and Davis\u2019 orbits at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their witness list includes former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and members of Shakur\u2019s family. However, not everyone on the list will necessarily testify. Rather, attorneys may ask potential jurors if they\u2019re familiar with certain names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leonard Jefferson, a California resident who pulled up next to the BMW and snapped a photograph, which became the last known photo of Shakur, is expected to testify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The state is also expected to call Denvonta Lee, who was affiliated with the South Side Crips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In grand jury testimony, Lee testified that rival gangs, the Crips and Mob Piru, were tied to dueling record labels Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Though he wasn\u2019t there that night, Lee also testified that Anderson didn\u2019t have a clear shot, so Smith took the gun and did the shooting. He also said Davis was in charge and gave the gun to Anderson, who gave it to Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The witness list includes others who previously testified to the grand jury, including Malcolm Greenidge, a friend of Shakur\u2019s who was traveling in his entourage that night. Reggie Wright, who grew up in Compton and did security for Death Row Records, is also expected to testify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But other witnesses will be new, including a former member of Death Row\u2019s security team and a former member of Mob Piru who was at Club 662 the night Shakur was shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Witnesses also include former police officers and detectives, as well as gang experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a title=\"Hip-Hop hats, buckets, snapbacks, beanies.\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64516 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hip-hop-hats.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hip-hop-hats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Davis\u2019 defense attorney is expected to call less than a handful of witnesses, including one expert in the area of false confessions and coercive interrogation techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Celebrities could be at the trial<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prosecutors requested to have multiple out-of-state witnesses testify, and it\u2019s unclear who those people are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the witnesses is in prison in California, according to court records. Knight is serving a 28-year prison sentence in California for running over and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger stand in January 2015. He previously said he would not testify in Davis\u2019 case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the only other living eyewitness who was in one of the two vehicles that night, Knight\u2019s testimony could make or break the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Davis\u2019 defense attorney Michael Sanft told The Associated Press that Knight would be a good witness for Davis\u2019 defense if he did testify.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">S: The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bshntrk.com\/39S894\/9PDGHT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63241\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DisneyHulu900.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63241\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DisneyHulu900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case of rap icon Tupac Shakur\u2019s killing has been unresolved for decades; now the man charged in his 1996<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[58,39,11212],"class_list":["post-84018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-behind-the-scenes","tag-news","tag-tupac-shakur"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tupac Shakur\u2019s 1996 Killing Is On Trial. 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